"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
You make me laugh, oooh, make me laugh, you make me laugh Sticks and stones may
Break my bones your words will never hurt me. Make me laugh.
Ever since the first day I met you, we were hanging round tight we were cool.
Brought you round to everything that I do but something told me I should watch
You. Now I'm finding out the other day, you been runnin' round talking every
Word that I say. To my friends, now I feel betrayed. Now why you tryin' to play
These silly games? Now it's funny how it got to me. He told she and she told
Me. And I don't think that you can really see. That all their loyalty belongs
To me. They don't believe a word you say. The only reason that you know 'em
Cause of me anyways. Why do you have so much jealousy? But no matter how you
Try you can't be me!
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me, oooh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
You can't blame me for hatin'. But it's funny how you thought you can. Let your
Little secrets pass by me. And try to get them not to like me. I was being good
To you. Now you're running 'round talking looking like a fool. I'd like to know
What you goin' do and now who's laughing? Jokes been played on you!
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me, oooh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
Ooooh, your words will never hurt me, hurt me
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me
No, no, no
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
Your words will never hurt me, hurt me
You make me laugh
You make me laugh
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me, oooh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me. Hey
Sticks and stones may break my bones (oh no)
Your words will never hurt me
Make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me
Your words will never hurt me
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me
Break my bones your words will never hurt me. Make me laugh.
Ever since the first day I met you, we were hanging round tight we were cool.
Brought you round to everything that I do but something told me I should watch
You. Now I'm finding out the other day, you been runnin' round talking every
Word that I say. To my friends, now I feel betrayed. Now why you tryin' to play
These silly games? Now it's funny how it got to me. He told she and she told
Me. And I don't think that you can really see. That all their loyalty belongs
To me. They don't believe a word you say. The only reason that you know 'em
Cause of me anyways. Why do you have so much jealousy? But no matter how you
Try you can't be me!
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me, oooh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
You can't blame me for hatin'. But it's funny how you thought you can. Let your
Little secrets pass by me. And try to get them not to like me. I was being good
To you. Now you're running 'round talking looking like a fool. I'd like to know
What you goin' do and now who's laughing? Jokes been played on you!
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me, oooh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
Ooooh, your words will never hurt me, hurt me
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me
No, no, no
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
Your words will never hurt me, hurt me
You make me laugh
You make me laugh
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Got me thinking about
You make me laugh
All the things you're doing, trying so hard
Just to ruin me but you can't see
You make me laugh, 'cause you're running around
You make me laugh
You try so hard to be down
Talking 'bout me when I'm not around
But you don't get that you make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me, oooh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me.
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me. Hey
Sticks and stones may break my bones (oh no)
Your words will never hurt me
Make me laugh
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me
Your words will never hurt me
Sticks and stones may break my bones your
Words will never hurt me
Lyrics submitted by DallasLeigh
You Make Me Laugh Lyrics as written by Lauren Christy Gary Clark
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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I really like this song, it's a wicked tune and it's tells me that people might bitch about you behind your back, but it's just words that they are saying to get at you. Well done Chris!
never heard this song..... a lot of lyrics there though